Gerald Brown

Who is Gerald Brown?

Gerald Brown is an American football coach who is the Atlanta Falcons Running Backs Coach. Brown has logged 22 years in the coaching job which includes the last six seasons at Indiana University Hoosiers.

In his first five seasons at Indiana, Hoosier running backs averaged 1,549 rushing yards per season. In his first year, Indiana gained 1,398 yards despite not having a running back with more than 90 career carries entering the 2002 season. In 2003, BenJarvus Green-Ellis became the seventh true freshman in Indiana history to rush for 100 yards in a game and just the third freshman to reach the 200-yard plateau in a single-game.

In 1983, Brown got his coaching start at the University of Tennessee where he began as a Graduate Assistant. In 1984, he became an Administrative Assistant and served as the Volunteers’ scout and computer analyst. Brown was part of a Tennessee coaching staff for six seasons and worked with seven All-Americans, including Reggie White, Tim McGee and Anthony Miller. Brown and his wife, Jill, have one daughter, Caitlin.